2014 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett
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From magnum. Gently smoky but that Prüm hallmark now starting to diminish. Tight, fresh and herbal on the palate. On the lighter side but with great persistence and already showing some complexity as well as the delicate balance of Kabinett. (JH)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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The 2014 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett is more open than the Graacher Himmelreich (#AP 19) and displays a very delicate bouquet of white fruits intermixed with vegetal and subtle slate aromas. Refined and juicy on the palate, this wine has a perfect balance of a fruity sweetness and a finely racy acidity. This Kabinett is very expressive and complex in its mineral and grippy finish. It is impressively long in the finish, but due to the piquancy and minerality, not due to alcohol that is just 8%. The Sonnenuhr is more complex and intense than the more delicate and filigreed Himmelreich.
Apple blossom, clover and heliotrope rise from the glass, along with intimations of the juicy primary apple fruit that dominates on a delicate and only very subtly sweet palate. This finishes with soothing and refreshing if relatively simple persistence.
About the producer
Joh. Jos. Prüm is the benchmark estate of the Middle Mosel, renowned for Rieslings of exceptional delicacy, precision, and longevity. From the legendary slopes of Wehlener Sonnenuhr to Graacher Himmelreich, their wines capture a singular balance of lightness, tension and mineral purity.